I really enjoyed this novel. I LOVE books and movies about the end of the world so if you DON'T then I am not the person to ask... Zombies are one of my favorite ways to end it. The story moves along at a good pace. It is easy reading...just the right amount of details. Not going to go down in history as a classic but....can't wait to read book 2.

I've read Bournes entire DBDA series in kindle format and figured the audio would be a great way to revisit the series. I was right. :)

I tend to go comatose at lengthy military jargon and my eyes glaze over...but I'm happy to report no book comas accompanied this read. I loved every second of it and, even as I type, am anxious to get a jump on book two.

So, if you'll excuse my extremely brief review...this chick is ready to hit purchase and dig in for round two. Toodles! PS...buy this book. It's well worth the price!

Who perhaps didn't like this book so much. I felt like there was very little character development. I didn't get to know these people and didn't really care about them. By the end I was waiting for someone to die or be turned and eat all the others or something exciting-I just really didn't give a hoot. There's a lot of action and movement and practical doings but little introspection and emotion. I shoot this zombie, I stab this zombie, I fly this plane and that plane etc. I love the post-apocalyptic and zombie genre but this just didn't do it for me. My favorite character was probably the dog. Seriously.

The narrator has a pleasant voice and the narration goes smoothly and easily. His voice just blurred after a while though because my interest waned about halfway through the book.

While listening to this story, all I thought was "wow, this sounds like it was written by someone from the military that hasn't quite adjusted to civilian life, and still uses military speech and acronyms totally unnecessarily." Imagine my (lack of) surprise when I found out the author is in the military. It's not that the language and writing is simplistic, that can actually be charming. This is just devoid of intellectual exploration, instead a minute by minute recounting of exact facts belayed by a character that I couldn't care less about. I actually hoped he'd get bitten by a zombie, just so I didn't have to hear his prattling around any more.

No details of the "action" that happens, coupled with thought processes that seem to come from a right wing survivalist nut with a bomb shelter in his basement make this experience grating at the worst moments, and boring at the best.

How could the performance have been better?

The reader is very monotone the entire time. Some may say that it lends to the stark atmosphere of desolation and despair in a post-apocalyptic world, I say that it often made me forget I was listening to a book, and found myself thinking instead of what to make for dinner, the weather, or anything else.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

STORY (zombie/apocalypse) - This was my first venture into this genre, and I did so with reservations. I don't like a lot of fighting and gratuitous gore, and I only occasionally enjoy books about supernaturals. This book had its share of violence, but the main concentration was the survival of a handful of humans in zombie-infested south Texas after the government nuked major cities in an attempt to reduce the zombie population.

The story is told in a diary-type format, so the narrator is reading dates, times and events in the past tense. It's suspenseful and maybe a little depressing, but I really enjoyed how the survivors found each other and banded together to fight against incredible odds. They were clever, resourceful and managed to find food and shelter while simultaneously looking for other survivors and fighting to stay alive. I play to listen to the second book in this series, but if the focus changes from interesting survival mode to a gore-fest, I will stop ASAP.

PERFORMANCE - The narrator had an easy job (basically reading from a diary), but he did it well.

OVERALL - This book is interesting, action-packed and should be enjoyable for most listeners. Violence and foul language may be offensive to some.

I bought "Under the Dome" thinking it was another trippy Stephen King book. But little did I know that I opened pandora's box with End of the World type books. I just love that book and then I bought "One Second After". And then that lead me to "Day by Day Armageddon". When I was listening to this book I flew thru it. The concept of Zombies and End of the World all in one book was a score for me. And the way it was written as a journal was just awesome and I think that is what kept the book so simple yet wanting to know what happens the next day. As week speak I am downloading the 2nd book "Beyond Exile" and I sure my reviews will be similar! I do recommend buying this audiobook!

Upon another great review and as a fellow 'Zombie' genre lover, I bought this book not expecting much. But as I listened more and more it draws you in. Fast paced, realistic and gritty. My only 'ummm' was the ending...but then that is what we all look for ...closure. Lets just say the book was very well done and I am glad I bought this audio book. And now..sigh...the hunt for yet another good book!

This book was great. I have recently started to get into this genre with the tv show The Walking Dead which is also great. It was very believable, as believable as a zombie story can be LOL.
I listened straight thru on this book and by the end found myself wishing i was in this post apocalyptic world only for a little bit tho lol. This story took me in completly and i went straight to the second book upon finishing and cant wait for the third. I highly recomend this to anyonewho likes post apocalyptic type stories this is less of horror story and more of a story of survival. It doesnt lack in action but is not too gory even if u are not a huge zombie fan i think u can still very much enjoy this book its definetly worth every penny. My only complaint is that i wish the story was longer even though it does pick up right where it left off in the second book.